Washington Wizards (11-13) vs. Chicago Bulls (9-14)
December 7, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Bulls -5.5; Over/Under: +224
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The Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls meet Wednesday in NBA action at the United Center. The Washington Wizards have lost 6 of their last 7 games. The Chicago Bulls have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
The Washington Wizards are averaging 110.4 points on 47.2 percent shooting and allowing 111.5 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 23.6 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Kristaps Porzingis is averaging 21.6 points and 2.5 assists. Kyle Kuzma is the third double-digit scorer, and Rui Hachimura is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 77.2 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 36.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 110.5 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 111.6 points on 47.8 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 25.2 points and 4.3 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 20.7 points and 3.9 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Ayo Dosunmu is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 83.7 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 38.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.9 rebounds per game.
The Wizards are 0-3-2 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-7-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Bulls are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 6-1 in Wizards last 7 overall. The under is 9-4 in Bulls last 13 overall. The Wizards are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Chicago and 3-9-1 ATS in the last 13 meetings.
I’m not excited to lay chalk with the Chicago Bulls, but they’re at home here and there’s really no excuses. The Washington Wizards defense continues to let them down, and now they’re without Beal again, which certainly doesn’t help. If the Bulls’ can’t get the job done here at home, there’s something seriously wrong with this club. It’s Bulls or pass.
